Arlington Superintendent of Schools Kathleen Bodie met with parents Monday at Stratton School in the wake of an incident last week during which a parent argued with the school principal, eventually leading to the man’s gun license being suspended and the seizure of his gun by police.The argument between Robert Goodwin, a parent, and Stratton School Principal Michael Hanna happened on Wednesday after school. Parents were notified of the event on Saturday through an email from Bodie, in which she acknowledged that communications about the incident from the schools to parents should have been better.Bodie announced Monday night in a prepared statement that after two "very productive meetings and dialog sessions" with Stratton School parents during the day, there will be a thorough review and revamp of Arlington Public Schools incident notification procedures and protocols, and a formal plan will be put in place by fall.She also said that there would be a review of the district’s chain of command. On Friday, Bodie was out of town at a family function and Assistant Superintendent Linda Chesson was on jury duty."We will also review our chain of command procedures to ensure that there is no break in continuity of communication if a school leader or school system administrator is away," Bodie said in her statement Monday. "This incident occurred while I was out of state for a family function, but that should be no excuse for a lack of proper communication. We will develop a black-and-white set of rules and a culture of 'when in doubt, notify' when it comes to communication."Bodie said parents shared their concerns during the meetings Monday, which were closed to members of the media."Last week's incident and the dialog we have had with parents have brought two very important issues to the forefront: First, we always need to make sure we are doing everything we can to keep our children safe. Second, we need to ensure proper communication between the schools and parents," Bodie said Monday in a prepared statement. "In reviewing this incident and other incidents that have taken place in our schools, we firmly believe that our children are safe in the Arlington Public Schools. However, if we do not properly communicate, even once, with our school parents, they will not feel safe, regardless of our physical security measures.A parent who attended the morning meeting with parents at Stratton School, where Bodie and Hanna were outside to greet parents, said the communication from the school was "handled very poorly.""We understand that their hands are tied somewhat legally, but this happened Wednesday," said parent Ellen Bauer. "We should have known about it by Thursday morning so that parents could decide for themselves whether to send their children to school. Their protocols and procedures need to be revamped and we as parents need to be alerted a lot quicker."Bauer said she found out about the incident from a parent whose child attends private school while she was watching her son's baseball game.She said many parents are upset about what they believe to be a lack of communication, and have expressed those concerns to school officials.Parent Sonya Coleman said the school system’s protocols are outdated and need to be changed, and said many parents expressed frustration about not being told of the incident quickly.Coleman said some parents told school officials during the meetings that categorizing the situation as "non-threatening" seemed to be minimizing what happened, and dismissive of parents’ concerns."I think it was a good opportunity for parents to express their strong concerns for the safety of their children," she said.Bodie also said Monday that she is planning a nighttime meeting in the near future for parents who cannot meet in the morning or afternoon.TimelineLast Wednesday, June 4, Stratton School parent Robert Goodwin argued with Principal Michael Hanna outside the school after school was over.Hanna notified the school resource officer the next day, Thursday, June 5, and the officer followed up with both Goodwin and Hanna.Goodwin told police that during a conversation with Hanna he explained that a drawing his son had made involving a firearm could be explained because he had a gun license and owned guns.Hanna told police that the conversation became an argument, during which the father showed him his gun license and told him that he had guns at home.A no trespass order was ordered and police verbally informed Goodwin he was not to come to the school through the end of the year.Later on Thursday, June 5, Goodwin was served with a formal no trespass order.On Friday, June 6, Police Chief Fred Ryan said he chose to suspend Goodwin’s gun license and have police take custody of his gun and ammunition because of the totality of the circumstances and he wanted to err on the side of caution.On Friday afternoon, Goodwin called the school to tell them he was coming to take his child out of the school. Police and school officials decided he should be allowed to come and his get his child. Several officers were sent to Stratton School to be sure everything went smoothly, which it did, police said.The Advocate wrote a story about the incident after checking with Arlington Public School officials throughout the day Friday, but, failing to get comment, published it late Friday afternoon. Other print and television outlets also wrote stories about the incident.Bodie sent an email to parents about the incident sometime on Saturday.